NASA's fire detection database, FIRMS, shows fires in regions around the country on Tuesday as the UK experienced temperatures above forty degrees for the first time
Many of Tuesday's FIRMS alerts are in the east and in places where the land appears noticeably drier than it does in other parts of the country.
Buckinghamshire , North Yorkshire , Nottinghamshire , Humberside , London , Cheshire , Leicestershire , Bedford , Hertfordshire , Norfolk , Suffolk , Cambridge , Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire fire and rescue services all declared major incidents on Tuesday.Major incidents are usually bigger, more complex incidents that endanger lives and require additional coordination, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council.
The number of fires detected by FIRMS on Tuesday is significantly higher than on the same day last year.In London, the fire services responded to 1,146 incidents on Tuesday - its busiest day since the Second World War. Intense wildfires have been burning for weeks across Europe, forcing thousands to be evacuated from their homes.Firefighters across the continent continue to tackle blazes brought on by soaring temperatures and exceedingly dry weather.team is a multi-skilled unit dedicated to providing transparent journalism from Sky News. We gather, analyse and visualise data to tell data-driven stories.
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